A smoky crystal snuff bottle
19th century
A smoky crystal snuff bottle 19th century

Details
A smoky crystal snuff bottle
19th century
of rounded spade shape, the semi-transparent body of light grey tone with carved fixed ring lion handles to the sides, hardstone stopper -- 2in. (5.1cm) high; a flattened rectangular smoky glass snuff bottle, the translucent body of dark grey tone carved in low relief with an archaic vessels and a seal to one side and a tea set with five bats below an inscription dating the bottle to Gengzi year (probably 1840) and signed Zi Qing to the other, hardstone stopper -- 2 3/8in. (6.1cm) high.
See Illustartion (2)

More from Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

View All
View All